WEBVTT FREQUENT FERRY RIDERS AREDIGGING FOR EXTRA CASHTODAY AS THE NEW FARES ROLLEDOUT SUNDAY... MAKINGTODAY THE FIRST WORK DAY WITHTHE INCREASE. WDSU REPORTERCASEY FERRAND TELLS US THATRIDERS AREN'T LOOKINGFORWARD TO THE NEW FARES.FOR MOST PASSENGERS IT WILL COSTTWO DOLLARS ATRIP...AND CITY ANDTRANSPORTATION LEADERS HAVESAID A FARE IS THE ONLY WAY TOKEEP THE FERRIES AFLOAT.ALTHOUGH FOR SOME PEOPLE WESPOKE TO TODAY SAY IT'S ALREADYTURNIGN THEM AWAY.THE NEW FARES FOR THEALGIERS-TO-NEW ORLEANS ANDCHALMENTTE FERRIES WEREPOSTPONED ONE WEEK, ANDOFFICIALLY WENT INTO EFFECTSUNDAY MORNING. BEYOND THE NEWFARE, THE FERRIES ARE ALSO UNDERNEW CONTROL, VEOLIATRANSPORTATION, THE FRENCHCOMPANY THAT ALSO MANAGESTHE CITY'S STREETCARS AND BUSES.PART OF A DEAL STRUCKLAST YEAR BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTOF TRANSPORTATIONAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY.IT WAS IN AUGUSTWHEN THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVEDTHE NEW PASSENGERFARES PROGRAM, WHICH WILL SEEMOST USERS PAYING ABOUT $2PER CROSSING. OFFICIALS SAY THEHIGHER FARES ARENEEDED TO FILL AN ALMOST 3MILLION DOLLAR BUDGETSHORTFALL TO KEEP THE FERRYSYSTEM A VIABLE SOURCE OFTRANSPORTATION. AND AS IMENTIONED SOME PEOPLE WE SPOKETO SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO FOOTTHE BILL.22:15 Look at all the money theymade off the bridge all thoseyears, where's all that money?if they need it tokeep running maybe they shouldcome up with a better situationor solution because that's toopriceyALONG WITH THE NEW FARES COMESNEW HOURS. INSTEAD OF ITSPREVIOUS START TIME OF 7:15 A-MVEOLIA SAID SERVICES WILLOPEN AT 6 A-M MONDAY THROUGHFRIDAY.. HOWEVER THE NEW HOURSDIDN'T START TODAY. ON YOURSIDE CASEY FERRAND W-D-S-UNEWS.IT'S ULOCAL PHOTO TIME.. HERE'S